Pro Banjo Player Analyzes Bela Fleck's Solo on Scary Pockets and Jude Smith Video

Bela put out a fire solo on Scary Pockets and Jude Smith's video challenge. But what did he do technically? Let's check it out.
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[@jessejames1040]

Thanks for all of the info that you share.

[@sergiboyakjon277]

if you keep going the way you are, playing and/or teaching banjo will never be the same

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[@josefdetzer8717]

great

[@fiddleexpress-beckfamilyband]

Great video ☺️

[@RickyMier]

Thanks Fiddle Express

[@sergiboyakjon277]

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[@rickvanpatten7691]

The mystery chord is sometimes called the "Hendrix chord."

[@RickyMier]

You're talking about that F#7 #9? I guess it is from Foxy Lady, I've never seen it in that voicing tho

[@austinm7801]

@@RickyMier Really loved this video! Great work on the transcription and analysis. Wanted to share a jazz musician's perspective on a few chords:
The F#7 #9 is a voicing without the root note, which is the norm in jazz and blues. Basically you can leave the root note to the rhythm section so you can grab more color tones without muddying up your sound.
Also, that chord at the end that you called a F#b13 (or b6) is also really common in jazz. You clearly understand the sound and function of it, I will just point out that it would usually be called a #5 by jazz musicians in that voicing. A b6 or b13 would likely prompt a slightly different scale concept and voicing even though those notes are enharmonically equivalent. For example, the b6 might include a clash with the natural 5 for color, whereas #5 would be voiced more like this. It has that really cool augmented triad in the top 3 notes with a tritone between the bottom 2.
This is really just semantics and a bit subjective, but these chords are borrowed from jazz and blues as you noticed so I couldn't resist sharing a bit.

[@Celticman197]

With you breaking it down it becomes something I could possibly play. At the beginning though I was'nt so sure.

[@BlueRidgeMountainMan]

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